2000 School Magazine

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12 Lilley can honestly say that their final year at Grammar started with a bang. Surprising Iy, it wasn't the balloons at the House Party nor the newly acquired driver's licences, that caused this bang. It occurred on the first day of first term, when we were on ajourney to show our Year 8 buddies the nearest toilets. Instead, we collided with the glass door of the newly renovated library. This resulted in our group of Year 85 feeling well and truly anxious about settling into BGGS. Their assigned leaders, after four years of schooling, struggled to tell them that they didn't really know where the toilets had gone. Year 12 recovered from this rather embarrassing mishap, to organise a mean, very green House Party. Enthusiasm was mounting, and rumour has it that some Lillians almost gotlockedinto Lincraft because of their tenacity to produce the grousest green capes ever. The spotlight was secured, however, on the outstanding competitors of the Miss Lilley competition. Nicola Walsh claimed the crown on behalf of the Year 95, who proved that green cordial is the stuff that really gets people hyper. The Year 115 only really got into the typical Lilley enthusiasm and energy in the weeks following the House Party. Year 12 became suspicious and our intuition told us (as did Claire and Alex, their House Seniors) that it must've been substance induced. They gave themselves away in the Lilley noticeboard competition, their award-winning board displaying thousands of Freddo wrappers ...

When the time arrived for the Year 8/12 picnic in February, the seniors learnt from our mistakes and made sure beforehand that the Normanby oval hadn't been moved/renovated/removed since last year. It hadn't been and the afternoon was a great success, the eights beating us at every game that didn't involve food. Their physical talent must've rubbed off on the rest of the House by March, because Lilley won the Individual Events Cup, and the Lilley Inter house Swimming Cup. We were exceptionally proud of Lilley's Sports Captain, Belinda Nevel, who was the School's Swimming Champion for 2000, and winner of the Open 50m Freestyle. Belinda competed in the World Swimming Championships earlier in the year and wasin the finals of the Olympics selections. There were many other outstanding efforts by Lillians at the carnival, including HeIen Bailey, Steph Boughen, and Caroline Gregory making the 50m Freestyle final. Josie Wagstaff, Danica Burns, Anna Hill and Anna Taylor are only a few of many Lillians who also swam tremendously on the day. While Lilley's Vice Sports Captain, A1annah Irvine, was busy organizing races at the swimming, she and co- captain Morgan Maguire were preparing for this year's Inter house Drama competition. They produced a revised version of Roald Dahl's SnowWhite, packed full of tendrels, and platform shoes. The rehearsals provided Lillians with great opportunities to mix with other grades. Georgie Parker was the 51eaziest King ever, and Jane Holland was the best cross between a Marist Rugby player and a hunter I've ever seen. Lilley Choir Captain to Connor was pleasantly surprised by the phenomenon of growing attendance rates at rehearsals. Mrs Edwards, exposing herself yet again as a tragic product of the 80s, predicted this would happen when we first decided on the song: Fame. Many girls were disappointed that the rules of the competition did not allow dancing, but consoled themselves by doing ample headswings, air punches and clicks during rehearsals. Cross Country and the Athletics Carnival were next on the agenda. At the athletics, every race was represented by at least one Lillian, which is an achievement in itself. Lilley spirit in the form of deafening war cries and atrocious combinations of green (if indeed, that is possible), were abundant. Lilley lived up to our sporting reputation, and laid claim to three of the four cups: the Individual Events Cup, the Aggregate Cup and the Relays Cup. This success couldn't have been achieved without the tremendous performances of the girls, in particular Barbara Lydon, Steph Boughen and Sara Hills. Finally, 2000 saw the irrepressible Year 95 and 10s lose their respective teachers, Mrs Fengus and Mr Cotterell. Mr Moulds and Mrs Templeton-Knight took over these perilous roles, not knowing what they had gotten themselves into. The Year 125 would like to thank our spiritual guru, Mrs Edwards, for providing hours of fobulous Freddo feasting. Mrs Moore's perseverance in making each of us gain at least 5kg this year - from pancakes alone - has not gone unnoticed. The Year 125 wish Lilley the best of luck next year, especially Year 115, who have been so supportive and enthusiastic to work with.

Lilley Rules!!!

Anno Peters House Captain

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